Posted by The ML Team at 3:33 pm, October 20th, 2011 under In the Forums.
If you need an afternoon chuckle, check out this article over at the New Yorker. Bob Mankoff, who’s drawn The New Yorker’s iconic cartoons for over 20 years, waxes poetic on street food and gives a nod to the Street Vendor Project. It’s always good to see an influential publication take notice of the cause, and if they can do it through humor, it’s certainly something to smile about.
Related:
Own A Print of the Elwood Smith Vendor Wars Cartoon from the New York Times
Posted by Chris H. at 2:24 pm, October 20th, 2011 under Street Vendor Issues.
Pump Energy Food on 55th Street has undergone a lot of changes in the last year or so. In addition to a complete renovation back in January, they just changed their name to Dig Inn, which is a pretty lame pun and doesn’t really say much about the food or the atmosphere. This type of healthy food is rarely on Midtown Lunch’s radar, but Brownie visited it before the name change and, most recently, I found myself walking by one Friday afternoon so figured I’d check it out to see if anything was worthwhile.
Posted by brianhoffman at 11:59 am, October 20th, 2011 under Pump Energy Food.
Free Sandwich Alert Reminder: On the ML Twitter Tracker... Schnitz N Things is on 51st, Korilla and Bob & Jo are both on Vanderbilt & 46th, Taim is on 40th & 6th, Comme Ci Comme Ca is on 36th & B'way, Papa Perrone is on 55th btw. Mad+5th, Bian Dang is on 53rd btw. Park+Lex, Gorilla Cheese is on 55th & 6th, Wafels & Dinges is on 46th btw. 5+6th, Eddie's Pizza is on 47th btw. Park+Lex, and Sweetery is on 57th btw. 5+6th giving out free sandwiches again.
Posted at 11:30 am, October 20th, 2011 | 0 Comments
Bobby Van’s is certainly not a Midtown Lunch — no upscale steakhouse is. But, what if you actually could get lunch for under $10? Turns out if you round the corner into the plaza next to the restaurant you’ll find BV’s Burger, a small space dedicated to a far less expensive takeout burger menu (plus some soups, salads and sandwiches). The surprisingly hefty 1/2 lb sirloin burger will run you only $6.00 ($6.50 with your choice of cheese) and comes with lettuce, tomato, pickles and ketchup; mayo, mustard, chopped onions and sauerkraut are also free toppings. “Extra add-ons” include sauteed onions, guacamole, grilled mushrooms, bacon and chili, each running you an extra $1.00.
So, to stay under $10 you pretty much have to make a choice: a burger with extra add-ons or one with a side of fries ($3.00). I tried both, naturally.
Posted by Rachel Goldner at 9:30 am, October 20th, 2011 under Burger, BV's Burger.
Win $100 From the Vilcek Foundation: Totally forgot to mention this when we posted about the Vilcek Foundation's Fall newsletter... they're giving away a $100 gift certificate to any restaurant of your choice in the U.S. To enter just take a photograph of yourself at your favorite food cart, and send the picture along with your name and the name of the cart to info@vilcek.org by October 31, 2011. One winner will be notified on November 7th.
Posted at 8:30 am, October 20th, 2011 | 0 Comments
Do you wonder what the ML contributors do when they’re not eating lunch in Midtown? (They’re actually pretty easy to stalk!)
Brownie made this Chili Chocolate Pumpkin Doughnut Pie to a pie party at Rodeo bar, Blondie spent the weekend eating her way through the NYC Food Film Festival, Chris rubbed elbows with Eric Ripert at the City Harvest Bid Against Hunger Gala, Donny took his little sister to lunch at Prime Meats, Rachel cooked up some tasty looking pasta at home, Brian finished the TONY 100 Best challenge with Paulie Gee’s in Greenpoint and I photographed Mayor Bloomberg at New York Tech Meetup last week.
Elsewhere in the ML universe… Zach tried some scary cheap sushi in Koreatown in LA, Jamie is giving away Ted Allen’s cookbook in Philly and Andrea gives us an at lunch now look at opening day at OBAO down in the financial district.
Posted by ultraclay at 3:30 pm, October 19th, 2011 under Contributor Stalking.
Zagat Picks 10 Most Overrated Dishes in NYC: On the interwebs there is no quicker way to get attention than by insulting things that most people love, so we are a little ashamed to bite on this one... today, Zagat released a list of the 10 most overrated dishes in NYC and some of them made us cringe just a little bit. Can you guess which ones?
Posted at 1:38 pm, October 19th, 2011 | 12 Comments
The other day I blogged about arepas that I had during a trip to Colombia in 2009. Yes, 2009. They were so good I’m still thinking about them. Just a day later, my husband and I are driving down 7th avenue in Park Slope and I spot Palenque, a brand new Colombian food truck that’s been parking in the East Village and Williamsburg. Yesterday they were at the Lot in LIC and but according to the owner they are planning to park in Midtown the rest of the week (on 51st btw. Park+Mad).
Here’s your first look at what to expect. Read more »
Posted by Brownie at 11:43 am, October 19th, 2011 under Palenque Homemade Colombian Food.
My last visit to Pizza by Certe (56th btw Park+Lex) not only yielded a slice of Tony Manero, but also something I had been seeking out ever since it popped up in the forums over the summer, fried spaghetti balls. Fried spaghetti balls are not frequent, but not regular, menu item meaning you might not get to score one every time you visit. I learned this the hard way having stopped by Pizza by Certe a few times looking for them. For those of you who did get to try the spaghetti sandwich from M. Wells and loved it, these should definitely be on your to-eat list!
Posted by Blondie at 9:30 am, October 19th, 2011 under Pizza by Cer Te.
